Hello, I'm 32 years old and I haven't cried for 17 years now. The last time I cried was because of a heartbreaking story in a book. Since then even when something sad happened I didn't let sad emotions to me. I down played it. Gave sad things a reasoning, saw even the positive in a loved ones death, so I don't have to be sad. It's a defense mechanisme i built up over the years. I got raised by my father and crying was never well seen as kid, so I learnt that in this time. Can anyone relate?
>>34042549of course retard. men don't cry.
>>34042549I haven't cried for 3 years now but I feel like i want to I just can't
>>34042549Try Internal Family Systems Therapy and talk to your inner child or heart or whatever you'll call it.
>>34042549I empathize but sometimes I get teary eyed when I heard a particularly powerful song at church during a particular seasonRemember . The shortest verse in the Bible >Jesus wept.
>>34042549Reminds me of my non-vomit time.Until I charged a sigil to vomit.
>>34042549I personally love crying
>>34043771I bet you like penises too
>>34042549>crying was never well seen as kidI grew up like this and it somewhat became a thing where I'd involuntarily laugh whenever something sad happened. I'd play music loudly or reflect on weird thoughts about if me or a close family died but furthest I'd get was teary eyed. Did get a good ending while I was at work a few months ago when a lot of things were going on at the time and I ended up breaking down for a while. Around a month later I sobbed the for an entire song at a concert and then crying since then has been a lot easier. They were pretty "defeated" cries when there was a lot of love around if there was some sort of formula for it to happen
